“reFuGe reCoVery is a community of people who are using the practices of mind-
fulness, compassion, forgiveness, and generosity to heal the pain and suffering that
addiction has caused in our lives and the lives of our loved ones. The path of practice
that we follow is called the Four Truths of Refuge Recovery.
“The Four Truths of Refuge Recovery is a Buddhist-oriented path to recovery from
addictions. It has proven successful with addicts and alcoholics who have committed to
the Buddhist path of meditation, generosity, kindness, and renunciation.
“This is an approach to recovery that understands that ‘All beings have the power and
potential to free themselves from suffering.’
“We feel confident in the power of the Buddha’s teachings, if applied, to relieve suf-
fering of all kinds, including the suffering of addiction.”
opening the meeting: the refuge recovery Preamble
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